diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4be2b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v16.9.1
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6b03851..8f648c0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         "semantic-release": "^19.0.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10",
+        "node": ">=16",
         "npm": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },